Carignane Old Vines Little Big Block Vineyard, 2022, Birichino Rose aged for four months in

aged for four months in used oak on its lees for texture

with each variety fermented separately in concrete tanks

razor sharp and taut and loaded with freshly squeezed lime juice and salty

spice and just a lick of creamy oak to round it out

and make some of the purest

Carignane Old Vines Little Big Block Vineyard, 2022, Birichino Rose aged for four months inWe love the wines of Birichino in Santa Cruz California, who specialise in a special kind of sourcery: using intense, concentrated old vine fruit to make wines that are medium bodied, elegant and balanced, without any flab or excess. This comes from a small vineyard in Contra Costa planted in 1895 (!). It's spicy, peppery and unfurls with lovely dark cherry fruit and hints of anise.